BERNAL BACK IN WINNERS CIRCLE AFTER TULARE 30-LAPPER

Tulare, CA……..USAC Western Classic Sprint Car Champion Ryan Bernal of Hollister, Calif. won Saturday night’s 30-lap USAC West Coast Sprint race at Thunderbowl Raceway leading the final 17 laps in his Tri-L Mandarin Ranch - Core Power ART/S & S after passing Richard Vander Weerd on lap 14. Colby Copeland took second ahead of Danny Faria Jr., Bud Kaeding and Vander Weerd, the 2015 USAC/CRA Sprint point leader. Trey Marcham led the first four laps and Vander Weerd led the next nine before yielding to Bernal, who emerged with a seven point lead over Faria in the new standings.